Being western educated when I went to Hangzhou's West Lake a friend mentioned "the legend of the white snake" to me as saw the Lei Fang Pagoda, I could not comprehend much of what she said as I had never heard of the tale which is one of the top 4 legends of China.
The story tells of a young scholar who falls in love with a beautiful woman, unaware that she is a thousand year old white snake that has taken on human form. A monk intervenes in order to maintain a law that forbids humans and spirits from falling in love with each other, and casts the white snake into a deep well at Leifeng Pagoda.
I bought this DVD starring Jet Li (watched it), googled a bit and now understand this tale a bit better.
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